Oh yeah, and Happy Birthday, Mom!
This is what became of a sunflower sprout that my Mom thought was a weed and tried to kill this spring. Fortunately, I noticed it missing from the garden, rescued it from a destiny in the compost pile, and got it back into the ground. What a difference 12 weeks makes, huh? The stalk at the ground is about as big around as my wrist, and it stands nearly nine feet tall!
Pulled as a weed and left for dead this May until I rescued it, this ‘little sunflower that could,’ did!